Search results for "" 2279 results found
Sort By
By Date
By Relevance
-
IP Cases & Articles
Small sales, (just) enough evidence: 132 perfume sales reverse non-use finding
The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) Board of Appeal partially annulled a decision that revoked Laurice El Badry Rahme Ltd’s (Laurice) EU trade mark (EUTM) for BOND NO. 9 MANHATTAN, on the basis that sales of 132 bottles of perfume across a three-year period were sufficient to demonstrate genuine… -
IP Cases & Articles
Edwards v boohoo: UK unregistered designs on trial
Design rights play an important role in the fashion industry. In this case between the designer, Sonia Edwards, and the fast-fashion company, Boohoo, it was UK unregistered design rights that were in the spotlight. -
IP Cases & Articles
G 1/23 clarifies when commercially available products are to be considered prior art
The eagerly awaited European Patent Office (EPO) decision G 1/23 has issued and provides clarity concerning the extent to which products that are commercially available before a patent application is filed must be analysable and reproducible by the skilled person, in order to constitute prior art under the European Patent… -
IP Cases & Articles
eVTOL systems: the future of local air travel
Electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft were first postulated by NASA in a video showing a highly stylised vehicle in which a sole person could stand, prior to vertical take off. The Puffin system was constructed to one-third scale and flown. No full size prototype was ever made, however,… -
IP Cases & Articles
UK trade mark appeal dismissed following AI issues: UKIPO cautions litigants
In a recent UKIPO trade mark appeal, questions were raised by the appointed person in relation to the use (or rather mis-use) of artificial intelligence (AI) in preparing arguments. -
IP Cases & Articles
Innovate UK Growth Catalyst: 10 million in grant funds available for UK based entities
In what can only be seen as a welcome initiative, Innovate UK is offering small and micro businesses based in the UK a share of up to £10 million in grants, for entities having ideas relating to artificial intelligence (AI); semiconductors; advanced connectivity technologies; quantum technologies; or engineering biology. -
IP Cases & Articles
Update on EPO and UPC interplay
The interplay between the European Patent Office (EPO) and the Unified Patent Court (UPC) has been of great interest to European practitioners, both from a procedural and substantive standpoint. In recent months, it has therefore been notable that the EPO Technical Boards of Appeal and Enlarged Board of Appeal have… -
IP Cases & Articles
UK Government launches new consultation on SEPs
On 15 July 2025, the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) began a consultation on standard essential patents (SEPs). -
IP Cases & Articles
Hague design registration system update: reduced individual designation and renewal fees for designating the Republic of Korea
In a welcome announcement concerning the international Hague design registration system, the “individual” designation fee for designating the Republic of Korea in a Hague design registration is to be reduced by around 12%. The reduction in this official fee will take effect on 01 August 2025, and will be applicable… -
IP Cases & Articles
Agritech: farm use exemptions to patent infringement in the UK
If a patent is valid and in force in the UK, one can infringe a product that it protects it if one is making it, importing it, offering or putting it on the market, using it, or keeping it for any of these purposes. Similarly one can infringe a process…
Page 205 of 228
Previous Next